Curd Rice ( Daddojanam)

Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups
Green chillies - 5 (chopped finely)
Yogurt - 1 and 1/2 cups
Ginger - 1 inch piece (chopped finely)
Curry leaves - 10
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 2 tbsp
Chana dal - 2 tbsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Dried red chillies - 2 ( broken)
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Cilantro - For garnishing

Procedure:

1. Cook the rice and let it cool.
2. In a pan take oil and add mustard seeds. Once they start to splutter add urad and chana dal. Fry till they become crunchy.
3. Add the curry leaves, dried red chillies, green chillies and ginger. Fry for about 3 to 4 min.
4. Finally add asfoetida. Turn off the stove.
5. Add this tempering to the rice along with salt and turmeric powder. Mix the rice well. Finally add the curd, if needed add little amount of water so that curd is incorporated well.
6. Mix the rice and Garnish with cilantro. Serve with pickle.